Leather-dressing.



' the leather and to increase s'rs rarer EDWARD DROULARD, 0F RIVER ROUGE, MICHIGAN.

Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

LEATHER-DRESSING. 1,278,886,, Specification of Letters Patent. No Drawing. Application filed October 29, 1917. Serial No. 199,180.

ed certain new and useful Improvements in Leather-Dressings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a liquid dressing or lubricator for leather, and the object of my invention is to provide a liquid composition that may be applied to leather or similar material to polish, preserve and soften the longevity of the same.

I attain the above object by a liquid composition that has been especially compounded for leather belts and the'composition includes ingredients which willpolish the belt, exclude foreign matter from pores orinterstices of the belt, and increase the pliability and consequently its adherence to a Wheel about which the belt is trained.

The composition includes turpentine, rosin, .castor oil, .coal oil and pitch, andfor conipounding three gallons of the liquid dressing, it is preferable to use the following portions or approximately so:

Roofing pitch or tar 1 gallon. Coal oil-or kerosene 1 gallon plus. Turpentine cup.

, Rosin 2 pounds.

Castor oil 6 tablespoonfuls.

Enough coal oil or kerosene is added to the roofing pitch or tar to dissolve the same so that the pitch or tar will be in liquid form. This ingredient is employed to fill the pores or interstices of a leather belt and to exclude dirt and water.

The turpentine is included to add a polish to a belt and increase the pliability of the same, while the rosin will cause the belt to adhere and snugly engage the wheel about which the belt is trained, thereby increasing the eflicieincy of the belt as a power transmitting element.

The castor oil is used for the same purpose as the rosin particularly in a high grade of leather dressing, but in a low grade of dressing, it may be left out.

After the coal oil or kerosene has dissolved the pitch or tar, the other ingredients are added and the entire admixture boiled for about five minutes, allowed to cool, and is then ready to be used as a leather dressing. 7 A

What I claim is 1, A liquid dressing for leather comprising tar, kerosene,turpentine, rosin and castor oil.

2. A liquid dressing for leather comprising tar, kerosene, turpentine and rosin.

3. A liquid dressing for leather comprising one gallon of tar, one and a half gallons of kerosene, half a cup of turpentine, two pounds of rosin, and six tablespoonfuls of castor oil.

4.. A liquid dressing for leather comprising one gallon of tar, one and a half gallons of kerosene, half a cup of turpentine, and two pounds of rosin.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses;

hi EDWARD Q nnounann.

mfll' Witnesses:

Lnwrs E. FLANDERS, ANNA M. Dorm. 

